Dallas Start-Ups helps entrepreneurs build better products, raise capital, and penetrate the market to provide proof of concept and monetize their ideas.
Dallas Start-Ups helps entrepreneurs build better products, raise capital, and penetrate the market to provide proof of concept and monetize their ideas.
What one thing did you find most difficult when transitioning from employee to employer? There are times when I have to let someone go, and it is often exceptionally difficult because my employees feel like family to me …
Ensure that your staff in remote offices can communicate well in several world languages. Don’t assume that all of your international clients can speak or write in English.
I asked members of the YEC, an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs: When you have to do something at work you don’t love, what’s the secret to getting it done?
When you’re always in “go mode,” it can be easy to slip into old habits that may not be conducive to growing yourself or your business. But the easiest way to reinforce better behaviour is to adopt new habits.
With the stress of running a business while simultaneously keeping up with your clients and team, you may fall victim to some less-than-professional behaviours in response to the constant demands on your time.
With the stress of running a business while simultaneously keeping up with your clients and team, you may fall victim to some less-than-professional behaviors in response to the constant demands on your time.
Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) is an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. YEC members generate billions of dollars in revenue and have created tens of thousands of jobs.
Debido a los avances en los dispositivos móviles y otras herramientas de colaboración, las empresas ya no requerirán la asistencia de los empleados a una oficina en largos periodos de tiempo, por lo que los trabajos a distancia podrían incrementarse.
Debido a los avances en los dispositivos móviles y otras herramientas de colaboración, las empresas ya no requerirán la asistencia de los empleados a una oficina en largos periodos de tiempo, por lo que los trabajos a distancia podrían incrementarse.
While exciting, expanding your company internationally comes with a host of risks and challenges. From factoring time zones into meeting calendars to navigating differences in culture, there’s a lot more than the upfront cost to think about when you’re expanding abroad.
Durante o início da minha startup eu cometi o erro de achar que não havia necessidade para reuniões agendadas porque a equipe era relativamente pequena. Um quantidade significativa de e-mails e chamadas no Skype começaram a aparecer no momento que dúvidas surgiam . Eu superei isso com o agendamento de reuniões periódicas, o que permitiu o nosso pessoal fazer perguntar em grupo.
LinkedIn will replace the traditional use of resumes in 2016 due to both website integration — giving people the ability to apply via jobs websites with their LinkedIn profile — and the increasing prevalence of companies requesting only your LinkedIn URL before proceeding in the application process.
I’ll be asking every candidate how he or she plans on assisting the company to improve its bottom line. More than academic pedigree, we are looking for lateral thinkers who can develop creative solutions to bolster our current initiatives. Someone who is inherently innovative and can be counted on for the delivery of creative solutions is invaluable. – Luigi Wewege, Vivier Group
“Although we all communicate daily with each other, oftentimes we’re all incredibly busy and don’t have much time for informal discussions. This coming year, I plan to ensure that I have more time to get to know my employees as both work colleagues and people. Consolidating and outsourcing some of my daily administrative activities will allow me a bit more free time to spend interacting with them.” – Luigi Wewege, Vivier Group
During the initial start-up phase, I made the mistake of thinking that there wasn’t a need for scheduled meetings because the team was relatively small. A significant uptake in email correspondence and Skype calls soon became apparent when team members started checking in with me the moment a question arose. I overcame this by scheduling regular meetings, which allowed our staff to group questions. – Luigi Wewege, Vivier Group
Due to the advancements in mobile devices and collaboration tools, employees’ attendance at a company office for a stipulated period of time will no longer be required. Thus, working remotely will increase because communication technology now allows employees the ability to access more company data and tools from outside the office, and correspond more effectively with each other than ever before. – Luigi Wewege, Vivier Group
Cosmopolitan Durban, South Africa’s third-largest city (known as eThekweni in Zulu), is sometimes unfairly passed over for her ‘cooler’ Capetonian cousin. But this isn’t fair; there’s a lot more to fun-loving Durbs (as she’s affectionately known) than meets the eye. The city had a major makeover leading up to the 2010 World Cup, with a sleek new stadium and a revamped waterfront.
Due to the advancements in mobile devices and collaboration tools, employees’ attendance at a company office for a stipulated period of time will no longer be required.
Luigi Wewege is the founder of Vivier Group and CEO of its Auckland based financial services arm Vivier & Co. Luigi explains to inspirery.com how the idea for the company came about and discusses certain invaluable lessons learnt along the way. How did you get started? What sparked this business idea? The Global Credit Crunch had relatively little effect on the New Zealand banking sector. In part, this fortunate stability was a result of the health of the country’s financial market and lending sector, which always faced much sterner regulation and control than many other countries during the boom years between 2002 […]
